Comments:

Like always Morrison works with the best musicians and the playing and his singing is great. Though this "back to the roots" approach is highly competent, for me the highligts are when he leaves the strict blues-pattern and his own Irish background and writing style shines through.

Songs like "Once in a Blue Moon" and "Little Village" have the qualities to become new Morrison classics - especially "Little Village" is great.

Among the more traditional blues-styled songs I also find "Somerset" and "Too Many Myths" fine. The rest of the album is also quite good, though most of it is too traditional to make me really excited.